The Transportation Museum at Ystafell

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The Transportation Museum at Ystafell
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EstablishedDecember 28, 1998
LocationÞingeyjarsveit, Iceland
Coordinates65°46′50″N 17°34′44″W / 65.780526°N 17.578873°W / 65.780526; -17.578873
TypeAutomobile museum
Collection size280 automobiles
Visitors4,000+ expected annually
CuratorSverrir Ingólfsson
Nearest car parkOn site (no charge)
Websitewww.ystafell.is

The Transportation Museum at Ystafell (Icelandic: Samgönguminjasafnið Ystafelli) is the oldest transportation museum in Iceland, established in 1998 and opened in July 2000.[1][2] Located between Akureyri (~57 km) and Húsavík (~37 km) it sits in the valley Kaldakinn. The museum features a collection of historic cars and trucks, and displays about roads and road transport in Iceland.

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  1. ^ "Samgönguminjasafnið". Visit Goðafoss. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Samgönguminjasafnið Ystafelli". Norðurland.is. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
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